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From: mgh@hou5h.UUCP (Marcus Hand)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Reduplication
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Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 16:20:33 EST
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Hmm,  I think its more likely that the pigens and the chinese have similar
origins for the use of reduplication for emphasis.  And that because it is
a natural expression of language.  Afterall, children do it all the time.
(It was a big bus, a big, big, BIG bus...)

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			Marcus Hand	(hou5h!mgh)